Since I sat in the garden this morning - br br The trees stood abloom in blue, br br Full of thrush calls and trills - br br I saw my shadow in the grass, br br Immensely distorted, a fantastical animal, br br That lay before me like a bad dream. br br And I left and trembled very much, br br Meanwhile a fountain sang in the blueness br br And a bud leapt purple br br And the animal went alongside.